The Watershed Center regularly collaborates with independent contractors. Check this page for recent Requests for Proposals.

Regional Forest and Fire Capacity’s Instructors and Curriculum Development Request for Proposals

The Watershed Research and Training Center’s Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program’s Equitable Workforce Development Initiative is releasing a Request for Proposals for two related but separate opportunities: (1) instructors and (2) curriculum developers. This effort seeks to increase diversity in the wildfire resilience workforce by providing training opportunities and mentorship to priority populations. Proposals are due by midnight on November 7th, 2024.

Community Navigators Initiative Federal Grant Application & Management Support Request for Proposals

The Watershed Research & Training Center is seeking contractors to support community-based organizations around the United States in applying for, and successfully managing and reporting on federal grants and partnership initiatives. Specifically, the contractor will support applicants to Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA)-funded programs administered by the USDA Forest Service through an initiative called Community Navigators.

Selected contractors will advise, coach, and help navigate organizations that serve historically underserved and underrepresented communities at high risk of wildfire and climate change impacts in accessing US Forest Service programs and funding opportunities. Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis.